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Blood Face
01:54
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All the walls are blood
dripping down your face
All the walls are blood
I can see you are amazed
I’ve got a brand new skin lamp
My doorstop is a big toe
I’ve got a baby knapsack
The curtains are not beef though
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh
All the walls are blood
Dripping down your face
All the walls are blood
I can see you are amazed
I want your interior
On your exterior
On my interior
You know, my home.
Thanks.
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh Woaaaah-oh
Woah-oh Woah-Oh
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Areola Face
01:42
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i'm not afraid of nipples, no way
i'm not afraid of fly wings, no way
i'm not afraid of leaf veins, no way
i'm just afraid of...
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
(break)
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Fear is the hole inside it, oh yeah
Fear is the skin around it, oh yeah
Fear is the web between our fingers
Fear is what's on your face...
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola...... Face
Areola................
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Strobe Face
03:26
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My static eye will hypnotise
My static eye will hypnotise
My static eye will hypnotise
My static eye will hypnotise you
I can’t see my face no
I can’t feel my face no
I can’t face my face no
I can’t stop my face
Come a little closer, sit next to me
Come a little closer, join our party
Come a little closer, sit next to me
Come a little closer, I wouldn't eat the cheese
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Batter Face
02:28
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He stalks his prey from afar. It’s his first time out.
Hiding behind bins or whatever, it doesn’t matter.
He has a killer instinct but it’s a redundant feature.
Closing the distance he checks his mask
It’s looked better
Face is drying out, it’s starting to crack
He runs back to add some more from his vat
Grabs a flask, fills it up
If there’s any left he might batter his old fella
He puts the batter on his face
He put the batter on his face
Better get planning for his next manoeuvre
Months have gone by, excitement has dipped
He’s anxious but better equipped
What should he do? He needs a kill
And then it hit him
ARRRRGGHHHH
He deep fried his own head
But never hurt anyone
Crispy features in oil
And now the mystery deepens..
After his death as it turns out
Lots of people choked that night
Served with chips, crispy bits
had more victims in death... than life
He is now in a plaice…
He is now in a PLAICE
He’s now in a plaice…. of rest
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Coral Face
06:01
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Colonies of clones, colonies of clones, colonies of clones, colonies of clones
Where am i ?
i woke up in the ocean
i woke up underwater
I woke up in the darkest of places today
Who am i?
i woke up in the cold
i woke up in the dark
I woke up and my head was just a crater, an absence
Who am i?
no gills but i can breathe
no scales, no tales
of how i came to be
a creature of the sea, a creature of this scene…….. ARRRGGHH!!!
Eyes open
the sky is a bleach
the sky is a bleach
the sky is a… the sky is a…
In the distance
a tide of lights
a tide of streets
where the traffic bleats… the traffic bleats
Eyes open
riding this human!
riding this human!
i'm coming out of the sea … it’s all behind me
i'm coming out of the nest, out of the dream
Out of the teal and into the real world
TOWERS WITHOUT TENTACLES!
CONCRETE, EXOSKELETAL!
Out of the teal and into the real world
SCHOOLS OF UPRIGHTS
TURNING LEFT TURNING RIGHT TURNING INTO NOTHING , NOTHING
WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?
WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
FACES IN THE FLAMES OF HIGH RISE
FACES IN THE FLAMES OF THRONES
YEAH FLAMES ARE THROWN
LIKE THEY’RE NOTHING
LIKE THEY’RE NOTHING AT ALL
NOTHING AT ALL
LET’S GET BACK TO THE SEA
LET’S GET BACK TO THE SEA
LET’S GET BACK TO THE SEA
LET’S GET BACK TO THE SEA
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Cliff Face
01:54
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A rocky start, stoney expression
2 loving parents but by 3 he had wished them dead
Pure granite heart, chalky complexion
craggy appearance all the kids called him beachy head
Built up a penchant for their fear, in his head ordinary
learned to plead igneous to reason, seemed so sedimentary
Pick up a passenger, let’s go for a ride
I wanna see your face as you take a dive
Snap, flash, your face is beautiful when frozen
(I’m so glad that we got this time alone)
Eject, shake, aren’t you glad that you were chosen
(immortalised like you’re cast in stone)
I wanna take you down where the seagull flies.
Don’t look over the edge, ruin the surprise.
(Surprise)
Hold that pose, this one’s going on my fridge
Hold that pose, this one’s going on my fridge
Hold that pose, this one’s going on my fridge
Hold that pose
Hold that pose
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Grater Face
02:41
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No one has a greater face than old grater face
No one has a greater face than old grater face
GRATER FACE
He wants to chew her face off
GRATER FACE
But he’ll shave her face off
GRATER FACE
He wants to eat her face off
GRATER FACE
But he’ll shave it off
Oooo wee oo wee ooo
Ahhh ahhh ahhh
GRATER FACE
No one uses every side
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Lady Cheese Face
03:36
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She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her cheese plate, cheese plate
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her cheese face, cheese face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky cheese face, cheese face
Our Lady CheeseFace
Our Lady CheeseFace
Our Lady CheeseFace
Just look a little closer between the veins
If you want to you can see the darkness in anything
Here she goes now smothering another in yellow
She’ll work her way to his heart, she’ll bring him down to his knees
She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her cheese plate, cheese plate
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her cheese face, cheese face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky cheese face, cheese face
A milky cheese face
A milky cheese face
A milky cheese face
She’s melting
She’s melting at his touch, she’s melting
He’s everything she wants
to be cut
To be perforated, to be simplified
She’s never wanted perfect but this was love at first slice
LOVE AT FIRST SLICE!
Yellow sirens
Check your ingredients for intolerance, intolerance
She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her plate
She’s got a lot on her cheese plate, cheese plate
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her face
She’s got a lot on her cheese face, cheese face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky face
She’s got a milky cheese face
Our Lady CheeseFace
Our Lady CheeseFace
Our Lady CheeseFace
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Carpenter Face
03:58
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Hey!
What
is
that thing under your skin?
I
think
it’s taken
over you!
(and I love it)
You can write the theme tune
sing the theme tune
Just because you can doesn't mean you should!
Hey!
I
see
you split
that guy in two
That’s impressive!
Hey!
I’ve got some gum
Make sure you don’t run out!
[Oooh ominous tones]
Hey!
That thing
That Prince
Is making everything dark!!
I’ve seen
you kill
But
You’ll spare me, won’t you? won’t you?
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Face Face
04:11
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It’s me / it’s you
it’s me / it’s you
It’s me / it’s you
it’s me / it’s you
It’s you / it’s me
It’s you / it’s me
It’s me / it’s you
It’s you / it’s me
It was me all along / It was me all along
It was you all along / It was you all along
It was me all along / It was me all along
It was you all along / It was me all along
Greg:
It’s you / it’s me
It’s you / it’s me
It’s him / it’s her
It’s them / it’s us
It’s vim / it’s ver
It’s vim / it’s ver
It’s them / it’s us
It’s him / it’s her
Which face shall i put on today?
Which face shall i put on today?
Which face shall i put on today?
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11. |
God Face
05:00
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Got my GodFace on
Got my GodFace on
Got my GodFace on
Got my GodFace on
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Punching Swans Kent, UK
Wonky, mischievous noise-rock from London/Kent UK.
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